Safety lamp-extinguisher.



L. KVINDEGARD. SAFETY LAMP EXTINGUISHER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3, 1910.

994,758. Patented June 13, 1911.

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LABS KVINDEG'ARD, OF I1\T1\TISFREE, ALBERTA, CANADA.

SAFETY LAMP-EXTING-UISHER.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lxns KVINDEGARD, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Innisfree, in the Province of Alberta and Dominionof Canada, have in vented new and useful Improvements in SafetyLamp-Extinguishers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in lampextinguishers, and the object of the same is to provide simple andeffective attachments adjacent the Wick tube of a burner that willautomatically extinguish the flame and thereby avoid seriousconsequences in the event of the upsetting or falling over of a lamp andalso to have means whereby the flame of the lamp may be readilyextinguished without the necessity of the lowering of the wick oremploying other methods of extinguishing the flame.

With the above, and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription progrosses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse verticalsectional view of a burner, showing the improved extinguishingattachments applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the burnerin its tilted position. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view upon theline 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of theextinguishing members. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the weightedextinguisher operating member.

In the agcompanying drawings the numeral 1 designates an ordinary oillamp burner. This burner 1 is provided with the usual wick tube 2 whichis arranged centrally of the said burner and which is provided with theusual openings adapted for the reception of the toothed wheels providedupon the wick raising member 3. Positioned upon each of the sides of thewick tube 2 are the extinguishing members 4:. Each of these memberscomprises a flattened rectangular portion and has its opposite ends bentto form V-shaped or triangular sides. Centrally connected with each ofthe extinguishers 4 and extending downwardly through one of theventilating openings provided upon the top of the burner is a rodSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 3, 1910.

Patented June 13, 1911.

Serial No. 595,402.

5. This rod 5 has its extremity connected with a U-shaped bail 6, thesaid bail being pivotally connected with the burner tube, and the arm ofthe said bail which is not con nected with the rod of the extinguishingmember is preferably arranged at an inclination to the first named arm.

The numeral 7 designates the extinguisher operating member. This member7 comprises a longitudinally extending substan tially U-shaped memberhaving one of its arms 8 of a greater length than its opposite arm 9.The arms 8 and 9 are adapted to straddle one of the ends of the burnertube and to be hingedly connected therewith, and both of the said armsare adapted to underlie the offset arms of the hinged bails connectedwith the rod which is secured to the extinguisher caps. The longer armof the member 7 is adapted to extend a suitable distance away from theburner, and has its extremity weighted as at 10. By this arrangement, itwill be noted that if the burner is tilted in any direction the weightedportion of the extinguishing member will swing upon its hingedconnection with the burner tube and contacting the offset arms of theU-shaped bails will force the rods secured to the under faces of theextinguishers to the position illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings,thus enveloping the flame from the wick and extinguishing the same.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be noted that I have provided an extremely simple andefiective device for the purpose intended, and trated and described thepreferred embodiment of the improvement, as it now appears to me, minordetails of construction, within the scope of the following claim may beresorted to if desired.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new is Thecombination with a burner of the class set forth, of flame extinguishingmembers arranged adjacent the opposite elongated faces of the burnertube, said members having downwardly extending rods, bails hingedlyconnected with the tube having one of their arms connected with the rod,a weighted U-shaped member hingedly connected with one of the .edges ofthe tube, said U-shaped member having both of its while I have illusarmsunderlying one of the arms of s the In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature hinged bail, said U-shaped member also havin presence of twoWitnesses.

ing one of its arms of a greater length than its opposite arm and thesaid longer arm LABS KVINDEGARD' extending beyond the burner and beingpro- \Vitnesses:

vided with a Weight, substantially as and GEO. 7. PUOKETTE,

for the purpose set forth. THOS. 0. EAST.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

